COMPLETE: The Lost Mr. Linthwaite by J. S. Fletcher -jo

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The Lost Mr. Linthwaite, by J. S. Fletcher (1863 - 1935)

This project is now complete.  All audio files can be found on our catalog page here:


https://librivox.org/the-lost-mr-linthwaite-by-j-s-fletcher/

A quest to track down his missing uncle (Mr. Linthwaite) leads investigative journalist Richard Brixey to the mysterious medieval town of Silchester, England. What actually happened in the ruins of the Priory, and why are all the potential witnesses so uncooperative? Who is the mysterious Mrs. Byfield and what is her long-buried connection to Mr. Linthwaite? What is the secret plot that Mr. Linthwaite stumbled into, and so had to be removed? Is he dead or alive?

And, will the energetic Brixey fall for the lovely Miss Georgina or not?

A fascinating British mystery by a master of the genre. (Summary by Steven Seitel)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Lost_Mr_Linthwaite/z5sjAQAAMAAJ?q=&gbpv=1#f=false

Target completion date: 2022-06-30

Prooflistening level: Standard
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Genres for the project: Crime & Mystery Fiction

Keywords that describe the book: Mystery, Silchester

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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs

Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.

For the first section, say:
"Section (or Chapter) # of The Lost Mr. Linthwaite. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "The Lost Mr. Linthwaite, by J. S. Fletcher. Section Title."
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:
"Section (or Chapter) # of The Lost Mr. Linthwaite, by J. S. Fletcher. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:
"End of The Lost Mr. Linthwaite, by J. S. Fletcher."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: lostmrlinthwaite_##_fletcher_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. lostmrlinthwaite_01_fletcher_128kb.mp3)

Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader

MC to select: knotyouraveragejo

Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.
Last edited by Steven Seitel on December 8th, 2021, 8:05 pm, edited 2 times in total.
...and then I thought: "Oh, what the Heck? Why not?..." —W.O.B.
Steven Seitel
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Post by Steven Seitel »

Here we go again! I found a gentle British Mystery by J. S. Fletcher that isn't in our catalog yet. It has a twisty plot with no graphic violence and no overt sexuality, which is really rather refreshing. :wink:

Let's have some fun!

Steve
...and then I thought: "Oh, what the Heck? Why not?..." —W.O.B.
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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

Hi Steven. I'll MC for you. MW will be available shortly
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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

Can you see this google books text?

The Lost Mr. Linthwaite

If so, that would be the preferred text source t link in the catalog. We generally prefer not to use wikisource for the text link, unless there is an attached scan of the book, and also, because they put a creative commons license on their online texts. Let me know if you are okay with using the one from google books.

I've also found a copy at HathiTrust which appears to be the same as the one on google books.

https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009893260
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Post by DACSoft »

Hi Steven,

I'd enjoy DPLing this one for you, if that's agreeable.

Thank you,
Don (DACSoft)
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Post by Steven Seitel »

Hi, Don...Welcome aboard!

Thank you, Jo. Yes, I can see the Google Books source and have modified the initial post to reflect it. I didn't find anything on the Internet Archive, so I appreciate your providing the better source. Let me know if I need to change anything else.

Here's something to get us started:

Chapter 01, By Word of Mouth
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/lostmrlinthwaite_01_fletcher_128kb.mp3 (11:32)

Cheers, Steve
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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

I think you are all set, Steve, and I've added Don as DPL.
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Post by Steven Seitel »

Okay great! We're underway.

Chapter 02 The Only Clue
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/lostmrlinthwaite_02_fletcher_128kb.mp3 (12:45)

Chapter 03 The White Face
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/lostmrlinthwaite_03_fletcher_128kb.mp3 (12:28)

Chapter 04 The Hat and Umbrella
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/lostmrlinthwaite_04_fletcher_128kb.mp3 (11:34)

Short chapters, easy reads. :D

Steve
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Post by DACSoft »

Hi Steve,

Chapter 1 PL notes:

2 missing text items.

@2:05 - After the sentence: "Morning Sentinel office, miss," he said.
the rest of the paragraph and the next 4 paragraphs are missing, up to the sentence that begins:
The girl dropped a two-shilling piece

@2:08 - (missing text in red)
The girl dropped a two-shilling piece into the outstretched hand, and hurried away up the court and into a doorway.

After this everything else was fine. I'll get to the next 3 chapters probably tomorrow. :)
Don (DACSoft)
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The Arrival of Jimpson; Baseball Joe in the World Series
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Two College Friends; Baseball Joe Around the World
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Post by Steven Seitel »

Wow! Good catch, Don. :thumbs: I think it's fixed now:

Chapter 01 By Word of Mouth
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/lostmrlinthwaite_01_fletcher_128kb.mp3 (12:27)

Patch begins at 02:00.7 and ends at 03:05.8. Duration is now 12:27. Let me know if anything needs more tweaking.

Steve

P.S. I read Chapter 01 from the Wikisource text (which omits those paragraphs) and was too lazy to re-record it after we settled on using the Google Books text instead. My bad. Subsequent chapters are from the Google Books text.
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Post by DACSoft »

Chapters 1, 2, and 3 are PL OK! :thumbs:
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The Arrival of Jimpson; Baseball Joe in the World Series
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Two College Friends; Baseball Joe Around the World
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...and then I thought: "Oh, what the Heck? Why not?..." —W.O.B.
Steven Seitel
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Post by Steven Seitel »

...and then I thought: "Oh, what the Heck? Why not?..." —W.O.B.
DACSoft
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Post by DACSoft »

Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are PL OK! (Whew!) :D
Don (DACSoft)
Bringing the Baseball Joe series to audio!

In Progress:
The Arrival of Jimpson; Baseball Joe in the World Series
Next up:
Two College Friends; Baseball Joe Around the World
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